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Return of Organization Exempt from Income l efile GRAPHIC p rint - DO NOT PROCESS As Filed Data - DLN: 93493131024685 Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax OMB No 1545-0047 Form 990 Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code ( except private foundations) 2O1 3 Do not enter Social Security numbers on this form as it may be made public By law, the IRS Department of the Treasury Open generally cannot redact the information on the form Internal Revenue Service Inspection - Information about Form 990 and its instructions is at www.IRS.gov/form990 For the 2013 calendar year, or tax year beginning 07-01-2013 , 2013, and ending 06-30-2014 C Name of organization B Check if applicable D Employer identification number MUSEUM OF SCIENCE F Address change 04-2103916 Doing Business As F Name change 1 Initial return Number and street (or P 0 box if mail is not delivered to street address) Room/suite E Telephone number 1 SCIENCE PARK p Terminated (617)723-2500 (- Amended return City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code BOSTON, MA 021141099 1 Application pending G Gross receipts $ 85,192,571 F Name and address of principal officer H(a) Is this a group return for JOHN SLAKEY subordinates? (-Yes No 1 SCIENCE PARK BOSTON,MA 021141099 H(b) Are all subordinates 1Yes(-No included? I Tax-exempt status F 501(c)(3) 1 501(c) ( ) I (insert no (- 4947(a)(1) or F_ 527 If "No," attach a list (see instructions) J Website : - WWW M O S O RG H(c) Group exemption number 0- K Form of organization F Corporation 1 Trust F_ Association (- Other 0- L Year of formation 1831 M State of legal domicile MA Summary 1 Briefly describe the organization's mission or most significant activities THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO PLAY A LEADING ROLE IN TRANSFORMING THE NATION'S RELATIONSHIP WITH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THIS ROLE BECOMES EVER MORE IMPORTANT AS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SHAPE AND RESHAPE OUR LIVES AND WORLD 2 Check this box Of- if the organization discontinued its operations or disposed of more than 25% of its net assets r;r 3 Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) . 3 51 4 Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) . 4 48 5 Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2013 (Part V, line 2a) . 5 846 6 Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) 6 561 7aTotal unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 . 7a 430,287 b Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 34 . 7b 103,445 Prior Year Current Year 8 Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) . 36,795,297 25,745,624 9 Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) . 20,304,033 22,342,660 N 10 Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d . 2,261,647 9,699,586 11 Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e) 7,086,943 7,705,144 12 Total revenue-add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12) . 66,447,920 65,493,014 13 Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1-3) . 4,532,392 4,633,333 14 Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4) . 0 0 15 Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5-10) 26,738,438 27,361,404 16a Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) 99,890 207,899 b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 0-5,007,365 LLJ 17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a-11d, 11f-24e) . 24,146,550 26,747,450 18 Total expenses Add lines 13-17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) 55,517,270 58,950,086 19 Revenue less expenses Subtract line 18 from line 12 10,930,650 6,542,928 Beginning of Current End of Year Year 20 Total assets (Part X, line 16) . 221,640,179 237,018,787 M %TS 21 Total liabilities (Part X, line 26) . 18,218,772 19,015,501 ZLL 22 Net assets or fund balances Subtract line 21 from line 20 203,421,407 218,003,286 lijaW Signature Block Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, includin my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete Declaration of preps preparer has any knowledge Signature of officer Sign Here JOHN SLAKEY VP FINANCE, CFO, AND TREASURER Type or print name and title Print/Type preparer's name Preparers signature JOSEPH M GISO Paid Firm's name 1- CBIZ TOFIAS Pre pare r Use Only Firm's address -500 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 May the IRS discuss this return with the preparer shown above? (see instructs For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the separate instructions. Form 990 ( 2013) Page 2 Statement of Program Service Accomplishments Check if Schedule 0 contains a response or note to any line in this Part III .F 1 Briefly describe the organization's mission THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO PLAY A LEADING ROLE IN TRANSFORMING THE NATION'S RELATIONSHIP WITH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THIS ROLE BECOMES EVER MORE IMPORTANT AS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SHAPE AND RESHAPE OUR LIVES AND WORLD, AND IT MEANS WE -- PROMOTE ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP INFORMED BY THE WORLD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, - - INSPIRE LIFELONG APPRECIATION OFTHE IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, -- ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP THEIR INTERESTS IN UNDERSTANDING THE NATURAL AND HUMAN-MADE WORLD TO DO THIS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR POSITION AS A LEADER IN THE WORLD'S MUSEUM COMMUNITY AND USE OUR EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVE AS AN INFORMAL LEARNING INSTITUTION TO HELP THE FORMAL PRE K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM 2 Did the organization undertake any significant program services during the year which were not listed on the prior Form 990 or 990-EZ7 . fl Yes F No If "Yes," describe these new services on Schedule 0 3 Did the organization cease conducting, or make significant changes in how it conducts, any program services? . F Yes F No If "Yes," describe these changes on Schedule 0 4 Describe the organization 's program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses Section 501(c)(3) and 501 (c)(4) organizations are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses , and revenue , if any, for each program service reported 4a (Code ) ( Expenses $ 18,370,596 including grants of $ 3,264,103 ) (Revenue $ 1,800,088 EXHIBITS INCLUDE OVER 700 STANDING EXHIBITS, HOUSED IN 193,000 SQ FT OF GALLERY AND RELATED SPACE, PROVIDING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES IN ALL AREAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND THEIR SOCIAL IMPACT THE MUSEUM CREATES PERMANENT AND TRAVELING EXHIBITS BOTH ON ITS OWN AND IN COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITIES, OTHER MUSEUMS, AND SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND IS A LEAD INSTITUTION IN THE NANOSCALE INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION NETWORK (NISENET), A NETWORK OF APPROXIMATELY 550 INSTITUTIONS CREATING AND SHARING EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF THE VERY SMALL IN NOVEMBER 2013, THE MUSEUM OPENED ITS HALL OF HUMAN LIFE, A 10,000 SQ FT INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION ON HUMAN BIOLOGY THAT FEATURES 15 "LINK STATIONS" WHERE VISITORS CAN MEASURE AND COMPARE PERSONAL DATA RELATING TO CURRENT RESEARCH TOPICS TRAVELING EXHIBITS HOSTED BY THE MUSEUM THIS YEAR INCLUDED DEAD SEA SCROLLS LIFE IN ANCIENT TIMES, SEASONS OF CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE IN YOUR BACKYARD, OUR GLOBAL KITCHEN, 2THEXTREME MATHALIVE', GROSSOLOGY, ANIMALS WITHOUT PASSPORTS 4b (Code ) ( Expenses $ 11,297,480 including grants of $ 543,510 ) ( Revenue $ 10 ,108,320 ) PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE EXHIBIT INTERPRETATION, LECTURE SERIES, LIVE ANIMAL DEMONSTRATIONS (THE MUSEUM IS ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS), PHYSICAL SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS, LIGHTNING SHOWS IN THE THOMSON THEATER OF ELECTRICITY, SPECIAL EVENTS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND PODCASTS RELATING TO TOPICS OF CURRENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, HANDS-ON DESIGN CHALLENGES AND A WALK-THROUGH BUTTERFLY GARDEN THE MUSEUM'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS PROVIDE ACCESS TO THESE AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO UNDERREPRESENTED AUDIENCES, AND THE MUSEUM'S TRAVELING PROGRAMS' 6 VANS BRING PROGRAMMING OUT TO SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND (1,155,900 ONSITE VISITORS AND 97,600 OFFSITE PARTICIPANTS SERVED ) 4c (Code ) ( Expenses $ 8,567,722 including grants of $ 690,442 ) (Revenue $ 4,253,655 ) EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE SUMMER COURSES FOR CHILDREN, OVERNIGHT PROGRAMS, AN EDUCATOR RESOURCE CENTER, AND FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS THE MUSEUM IS THE FLAGSHIP SITE OF THE INTEL COMPUTER CLUBHOUSE NETWORK, AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF 100 CLUBHOUSES IN 20 COUNTRIES WHICH PROVIDE A CREATIVE AND SAFE OUT-OF-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO WORK WITH ADULT MENTORS TO EXPLORE THEIR OWN IDEAS, DEVELOP NEW SKILLS, AND BUILD CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY THE MUSEUM IS ALSO THE HOME OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY (NCTL), WHICH WORKS WITH EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY TO INTEGRATE ENGINEERING IN SCHOOLS AND MUSEUMS NATIONWIDE THE NCTL HAS DEVELOPED STANDARDS-BASED K-12 CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN MATH AND ENGINEERING, AS WELL AS ONLINE TEACHER RESOURCES (190,700 VISITORS AND PARTICIPANTS, NOT INCLUDING THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN USING NCTL CURRICULA WORLDWIDE) (Code ) (Expenses $ 3,007,515 including grants of $ 105,435 ) (Revenue $ 4,665,381 ) SERVICES PROVIDED PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR MEMBERS AND VISITORS INCLUDE OUR PARKING FACILITY,MEMBERSHIP OFFICE, AND GIFT SHOP (48,478 MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS) (Code ) (Expenses $ 6,256,592 including grants of $ 29,843 ) (Revenue $ 3,595,528 ) THEATERS INCLUDE THE CHARLES HAYDEN PLANETARIUM
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